102 PhD programmes offered by the university

Astronomy and Astrophysics programme from Cardiff University is a research area within which you can focus your studies as part of our suite of Physics and Astronomy research programmes (MPhil, PhD).

Politics and International Relations at Cardiff University has achieved considerable success in national and global rankings and was deemed “excellent” by the Centre for Higher Education Development.

Pursue original research, supervised by leading historians with expertise in a broad chronological, geographical and thematic range, spanning the medieval to the modern period across the globe on the History and Welsh History programme from Cardiff University.

The School of Law and Politics has a thriving postgraduate research culture. We are keen to attract and engage with the next generation of legal scholars and to encourage innovative research in a wide range of fields in the Law degree from Cardiff University.

Political Theory from Cardiff University, is a research area within which you can focus your studies as part of our suite of Politics and International Relations research programmes (MPhil, PhD).

The Welsh Programme offered at Cardiff University, aims to offer knowledge and expertise for a career in language planning, media, government, teaching, management and research. 

Engineering Health, Technology and the Digital World programme from Cardiff University provides a framework for the research undertaken in the fields of High Frequency Communications Engineering and Medical Engineering, Medical Physics, and Medical Electronics.

The Cardiff University's PhD in Vision Sciences comprises student-led research across a wide range of disciplines, from molecular and cell biology to neuroscience and clinical studies of human vision.

Gravitational Physics from Cardiff University, is a research area within which you can focus your studies as part of our suite of Physics and Astronomy research programmes (MPhil, PhD).

Applied Clinical Research and Public Health is a research programme from Cardiff University, within which you can focus your studies as part of the suite of Dentistry research programmes.

The School of Music doctorate offered at Cardiff University is a creative and comprehensive centre of excellent musical research, composition and performance. 

Focus your studies on Knowledge Representation and Reasoning through our Computer Science and Informatics research programmes offered at Cardiff University.

Studying for a PhD or MPhil in the Quantum technologies and engineering area, at Cardiff University, will see you join the School as part of a successful team of researchers with a range of industrial partners and academic collaborators.

Th PhD Social Sciences degree course delivered by  Cardiff University is characterised by a strong focus on research training leading to theoretically-informed research that advances academic and policy debates.

The Medicine programme of Cardiff University offers research degrees in the medical disciplines such as cancer, immunology, infection, immunity, neurosciences, mental health, population medicine and medical education.

Research in Biosciences from Cardiff University ranges across the biological sciences, from the understanding of precisely how neurons grow, to the mechanisms of cancer and other diseases, the molecular basis of animal and plant development and exploring the genetics of orang-utans, elephants, pandas and other endangered species.

The School of Chemistry has developed a particular strength in Organic Synthesis, with a research group dedicated to this exciting area of study. As part of the Chemistry (PhD/MPhil) programme, students can conduct their research within this Organic Synthesis group, at Cardiff University.

Condensed Matter and Photonics programme offered at Cardiff University, is a research area within which you can focus your studies as part of our suite of Physics and Astronomy research programmes (MPhil, PhD).

The PhD Programme in Creative and Critical Writing degree offered by Cardiff University is for students and writers wishing to complete a substantial creative work of marketable quality. Our own MA in Creative Writing provides an ideal basis for students wishing to undertake a PhD.

Visual Neuroscience from Cardiff University is a research area in which you can focus your studies within our PhD programme in Vision Sciences.